Every time I plant brassicas, I do so with a mix of excitement and dread – while I am looking forward to harvesting the heads and leaves, I know that voracious and destructive green caterpillars are also going to enjoy this crop. Be prepared with some organic controls for Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae), so […]

If you’re wondering if you can grow Tomatoes in September, unless you are in a warm climate zone – the answer is probably not. While the plant will most likely not drop dead, nor will it thrive. The southern part of Australia is still coming out of Winter, and the ground is still quite cold. […]

Plant in full sun, says the label on the plant. But what does that actually mean? To me, a plant that lives in full sun should be able to cope with up to nine hours of direct sunlight each day. This means that they are usually woody shrubs (like Rosemary, Lavender), trees (stone fruit, citrus), […]

In the backyard, on the deck, out on the balcony, on the kitchen bench, behind the sports shed at school, at cafes and sometimes EVEN out the front….it seems the EVERYONE is growing their own. Is growing your own food suddenly trendy? Or is this shift back towards simplicity a real shift in the way we […]